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12. THE PROPOSAL TO REPLACE THE QUOTAS BY A TARIFF FORMS AN ESSENTIAL

PART OF A DEVELOPING POLICY DESIGNED TO HELP THE INDUSTRY SURVIVE ND

COMPETE IN AN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, I HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED DECISIONS ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE INDUSTRY WHICH SHOULD GIVE THE

WRGE FIRMS THE STABILITY THEY NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE INTERNAL REORGANISATION AND INTEGRATION, WHILE ENCOURAGING A MUCH- NEEDED PROCESS OF AMALGAMATION AMONGST THE MEDIUM AND SMALL-SIZED FRMS. TODAY'S DECISIONS CARRY THE POLICY A VITAL STAGE FURTHER. SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS HAVE FAILED TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE INDUSTRYS

BASIS PROBLEMS: AND THE INFUSTRY ITSELF HAS FAILED TO ADAPT SUFFICIENTLY TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCE, I HOPE THAT THE DECISIONS

THAT I HAVE ANNOUNCE, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE COUPLED WITH A CLEAR

DETERMINATION ON THE PART OF BOTH SIDES OF THE INDUSTRY TO CARRY OUT THE CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE TEXTILE COUNCIL, WILL ENABLE THE LANCASHIRE TEXTILE INDUSTRY ONCE AGAIN TO TAKE ITS PLACE IN THE FOREFRONT OF BRITISH INDUSTRY.

STEWART

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION:

COMMODITIES D.

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